sublet

Definition of subletnext

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Recent Examples of sublet Not to mention how much work would be involved in subletting/terminating his lease or whatever around his apartment in Paris, etc., etc., etc.?! Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025 Initially, Kinoshita was seeking a property with the intent to sublet some of the bedrooms and lower her share of the expenses. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025 Kelsey researched the author during the cold months, subletting a Victorian home in New Haven. Air Mail, 6 Sep. 2025 After sorting out the logistics of subletting my NYC apartment, tossing superfluous possessions in storage, and lining up sufficient freelance remote work, my administrative ducks were in a row. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sublet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublet
Verb
  • Ensurge has been seeking to sublease the building, according to real estate sources.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The two rivals first met in the 1921 World Series, which was so long ago that: a) the format was best-of-nine, and b) all eight games were played at the Polo Grounds, which the Yanks were still subleasing from their National League counterparts.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • His late father, Miguel Oceguera, emigrated from Mexico and rented a cot from a family friend in the basement downstairs in 1973.
    Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For regular Americans, the stagflation debate is not abstract, showing up in every job search and in every monthly cost from utility bills to rent payments.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Part of the building is listed online as available to lease.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Crain's Chicago Business and CoStar both reported Thursday that the firm is talking to Google about leasing 300,000 square feet of space.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Therapist Sherry Gonzalez has kept her fourth-grade son at home, rescheduling work hours, hiring babysitters.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Microsoft, on the hook to provide an operating system for the still-in-development IBM PC 5150, licensed 86-DOS and hired Paterson to continue developing it, later buying the rights to 86-DOS outright.
    Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Sublet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublet. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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